Advanced Java Programming - Syllabus

Introduction to Swing, a graphical user interface (GUI) toolkit for Java. This topic covers the basics of Swing and its importance in GUI programming.

Learn how to create a frame, a top-level container in Swing, and understand its properties and methods.

Discover how to display information in a Swing component, including text, images, and other graphical elements.

Explore how to work with 2D shapes in Swing, including drawing and manipulating shapes using Java's 2D graphics API.

Learn how to use colors in Swing, including setting background and foreground colors, and understanding color models.

Discover how to use special fonts for text in Swing, including font styles, sizes, and families.

Learn how to display images in Swing, including loading, scaling, and rendering images.

Understand the basics of event handling in Swing, including event classes, event listeners, and adapter classes.

Explore how Swing implements the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, and its benefits in GUI programming.

Learn how to manage layouts in Swing, including using layout managers, and understanding layout constraints.

Discover the basic components of Swing, including buttons, labels, text fields, and other UI elements.

Introduction to databases, including examples and basic concepts.

Introduction to Database Management Systems (DBMS), including advantages and examples.

Types of database users, including actors on the scene and workers behind the scene.

Advantages and benefits of using databases.

Types of data models, including hierarchical, network, ER, relational, and object models.

Three-schema architecture, including internal, conceptual, and external views.

Data independence, including logical and physical independence.

Types of database languages, including DDL, DML, SDL, and VDL.

Types of database interfaces, including menu-based, mobile apps, form-based, and GUI.

Introduction to Java Beans, their definition, and importance in Java programming.

Benefits and advantages of using Java Beans in software development.

The process of discovering and accessing the properties and behavior of a Java Bean.

Design patterns for creating and managing properties, events, and methods in Java Beans.

How to use the BeanInfo interface to provide additional information about a Java Bean.

Understanding and working with bound and constrained properties in Java Beans.

How to persist Java Bean instances and their properties.

Using customizers to customize the behavior and appearance of Java Beans.

Overview of the Java Beans API and its components.

Guidelines and best practices for writing and developing Java Beans.

This topic covers the challenges faced by e-government in terms of security and the approaches to address them. It explores the importance of security in e-government and the ways to mitigate risks.

This topic introduces a security management model for e-government, outlining the key components and processes involved in ensuring the security of e-government systems.

This topic delves into the architecture of e-government security, including the design and implementation of secure systems and infrastructure for e-government services.

This topic covers the security standards and guidelines for e-government, including international standards and best practices for ensuring the security of e-government systems and data.

Security measures for protecting data during transactions in e-commerce.

Various security mechanisms used in e-commerce including cryptography, hash functions, digital signatures, authentication, access controls, intrusion detection systems, and secured socket layer (SSL).

Exploring the javax.servlet.http package, including key classes and interfaces. Understanding how to use the package to develop HTTP-based servlets.

Understanding how to handle HTTP requests and responses using servlets, including request and response objects.

Understanding how to use cookies in servlets, including setting and retrieving cookie values.

Understanding how to track user sessions using servlets, including session creation and management.

Introduction to JavaServer Pages (JSP), including their role in web development and key features.

Understanding how to use JSP to develop dynamic web pages, including JSP syntax and directives.

Comparing and contrasting JSP with servlets, including their strengths and weaknesses.

Overview of Java web frameworks, including their role in web development and key features.

RMI (Remote Method Invocation) is a Java API that allows objects to communicate with each other over a network. This topic introduces the concept of RMI and its importance in distributed systems.

This topic explains the roles of client and server in an RMI system, including the responsibilities of each and how they interact with each other.

Remote method calls allow a client to invoke methods on a remote server. This topic covers the process of making remote method calls and the underlying mechanisms.

Stubs and parameter marshalling are essential components of RMI. This topic explains how stubs act as local representatives of remote objects and how parameter marshalling enables data transfer between client and server.

The RMI programming model defines how to write RMI-based applications. This topic covers the principles and best practices of the RMI programming model.

This topic explains the importance of interfaces and implementations in RMI, including how to define and use them to create remote objects.

The RMI registry is a repository of remote objects. This topic covers how to use the RMI registry to bind, lookup, and unbind remote objects.

This topic explains how to handle parameters and return values in remote methods, including data types and serialization.

Remote object activation allows remote objects to be created and activated on demand. This topic covers the mechanisms and benefits of remote object activation.

This topic provides a hands-on example of building a simple client/server application using RMI, demonstrating the concepts learned in the unit.

This topic compares and contrasts RMI with CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture), highlighting the similarities and differences between the two technologies.